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US 6,660,025 B2Granted
Body illuminating device with alternating longitudinally offset tubular lamps
AssigneeSpectrum Products LLC
InventorsMichael Wayne Versemann, Gary Weiler
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Abstract
A tanning bed has an array of closely spaced ultraviolet-emitting, fluorescent lamps in which each lamp is longitudinally offset from an adjacent lamp to allow space for grasping of one end to rotate the lamp for removal of the lamp from its sockets.
Claims54
Body illuminating apparatus comprising:
- a support member;
- at least five pairs of lamp sockets coupled to said support member;
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- an array of at least five sequentially adjacent, substantially parallel, tubular fluorescent lamps, each engaged within a respective one of said pairs of lamp sockets, and in which each pair of lamp sockets is positioned so that each of said lamps that is sequentially adjacent to more than one tubular fluorescent lamp has both ends longitudinally offset in the same direction from the corresponding ends of at least one tubular fluorescent lamp adjacent to it to enhance the grasping of individual lamps, and in which the direction of offset changes at least once in every four adjacent lamps.
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Apparatus for illuminating a portion of a human comprising:
- a support member;
- at least seven pairs of lamp sockets coupled to said support member;
- and an array of at least seven sequentially adjacent, substantially parallel, similar diameter tubular fluorescent lamps, each engaged within a respective one of said pairs of lamp sockets, and in which each pair of lamp sockets is positioned so that each of said lamps has both ends longitudinally offset in the same direction from the corresponding ends of at least one tubular fluorescent lamp adjacent to it, and in which the direction of longitudinal offset changes at least twice.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.